OLNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY

BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING

October 13th, 2026

  1. Call to Order – Roll Call
    • The monthly meeting of the Olney Public Library Board of Trustees was called to order by President Rachel Kinkade October 13, 2026, at 5:30 pm.
    • Board members present included Rachel Kinkade, Andrea Puckett, Crystal Trout, William Alexander, Amy Keck, Matt Kirk
    • Absent – – Audra Clodfelter, Julia Eichhorst, Laura Lathrop
    • Others Present – Logan Braddock, Director and Janilyn Travis, Bookkeeper
  2. Recognition of Visitors and Public Comments – N/A
  3. Secretary’s Report and Approval of Previous Minutes
    The minutes of the September 8 th meeting were reviewed. Andrea Puckett made a motion to approve the minutes. William Alexander seconded the motion. Measure carried.
  4. Treasurer’s Report & Approval of Bills Payable
    • The September 2026 financial reports were reviewed. Crystal Trout made a motion to approve the financials. Amy Keck seconded the motion. Measure carried.
    • September bills payable were reviewed. Andrea Puckett made a motion to approve the September bills payable. Crystal Trout seconded the motion. Measure carried.
    • Andrea Puckett made a motion to open the budget to add $2,000 to the Phillip Crackel
      Revenue Fund and expense to the coordinating account for the use of purchasing children’s
      books. Matt Kirk seconded the motion. Measure carried.
  5. Committee Reports
    • Finance Committee – No report.
    • Personnel Committee – No report.
    • Policy/Bylaws Committee – No report.
    • Building/Grounds/Technology Committee – No report.
    • Public Relations/Marketing Committee – No report.
    • Planning Committee – No report
  6. Librarian’s Report – Logan presented a written report and schedule for library usage. Additionally:

    • Logan reported that the Lawyer in the Library grant from the 2 nd circuit will be dissolved due to lack of participation at other libraries. OPL has reduced our program to once per month through April with the remaining funds. Trustees asked Logan to investigate what
      it might take to continue the program after April at the expense of OPL.

  7. Correspondence/Communication/Public Relations – N/A
  8. Old Business
    • Custodial Review – Current custodial service will continue through this year at the current rate but custodian wishes to receive $200 more per month in the future. Quotes were reviewed from Rusty Hartz, which were quite high. Hartz is currently providing cleaning service for other businesses in Olney. Trustees would like to keep the topic open in old business and review other options.
    • Door Counts on Saturdays and Holidays – Logan reviewed door counts on holidays andSaturdays with the board. He recommended that OPL keep Saturday hours as is but consider closing on additional holidays as door counts are very low. Trustees asked Logan to check the City Hall schedule for their holiday closures for review at the next meeting.
  9. New Business
    • Certificate of Deposit Opportunity – Andrea Puckett made a motion to open a $50,000 certificate of deposit at First National Bank at 4.59% for 23 months drawing $40,000 from the special account money market account and $10,000 from the general fund. CD will be classified as special account funds. Crystal Trout seconded the motion. Measure carried.
    • Patron Surveys – Logan reviewed the recent community patron survey results.
    • Tax Levy – Andrea Puckett presented three options for the 2027 tax levy. Andrea Puckett made a motion to move forward with the first option presented. Crystal Trout seconded the motion. Measure carried. Options can be reviewed by the community by contacting the library.
    • Long Range Plan Progress – Logan reviewed the library’s long-range plan and reported a focus on technology access which needs improvement. Logan has written the Carrie Winters Fall grant to increase access for youth by adding additional chrome books and laptops for the maker space. He is also trying to arrange computer training classes for adults and has thus far contacted OCC for instructor participation.
    • Review Chapter 10 Programming: Logan presented the information and reported that OPL is compliant in all areas except having a written programming policy. He presented a draft of such a policy to be considered. The policy/bylaws committee will review the draft and present final recommendations at a future meeting.
  10. Executive Session – N/A
  11. Adjournment – Amy Keck made a motion to adjourn. William Alexander seconded the motion. Meeting was adjourned at 7:00 pm.

Minutes submitted by Crystal Trout